Tax investigators could get greater search warrant powers
The UK’s Serious Fraud Office and HM Revenue & Customs could be given the right to apply for a search warrant independently of the police under modernisation plans.
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PEOPLE MOVES: Indosuez, Old Mutual, Vanguard
Indosuez appoints from within for chief executive, Old Mutual recruits from Aviva and Vanguard changes Australian leadership.
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UK sets out overseas compensation framework
Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), National Crime Agency (NCA) and Serious Fraud Office (SFO) have agreed a framework to speed up compensation claims from overseas victims of economic crime.
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Serious Fraud Office fights crime with ‘robo-lawyer’
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) cases will benefit from artificial intelligence technology that will allow it to investigate more quickly, reduce costs and achieve a lower error rate, the watchdog said.
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Property fund slams closure of Serious Fraud Office case
An investigation into allegations of fraud against investment companies operated by Guernsey-based Stirling Mortimer has been closed by the Serious Fraud Office due to insufficient evidence – a decision that has been strongly criticised by the fund house.
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Serious Fraud Office seeking funding increase
There could be big changes to the way in which the UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is funded, following reports it is in talks with HM Treasury to increase its annual budget.
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HMRC powers to scrutinise unexplained wealth go live
“Significant” regulation that requires individuals to explain to HM Revenue & Customs and the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) where their wealth came from has come into force.
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Brexit must not hinder fraud investigations, UK watchdog warns
Brexit must not interfere with the way criminal professionals are pursued throughout the UK and Europe, the head of the UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has warned.
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Serious Fraud Office closure scrapped
The UK’s Serious Fraud Office will not be folded into Britain’s version of the FBI after plans by prime minister Theresa May were abandoned.
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Defunct Ethical Forestry investors urged to claim compensation
Investors in collapsed Costa Rican tree investment group Ethical Forestry have been urged to make claims for compensation on the grounds that their original investment could have been mis-sold.
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UK and Spain to probe £120m storage pod pension scams
The UK’s Serious Fraud Office is working with the Spanish authorities to investigate the promoters of self-storage investment schemes, warning that £120m (€139m, $156m) of investors’ money could be at risk.
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Critics slam UK’s plans to scrap fraud agency as ‘dreadful’
British prime minister Theresa May’s pledge to abolish the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has been blasted as a “great danger” as critics voice concerns it will harm how white collar crime is tackled in the UK.